(a) The notice of delinquent toll evasion violation shall contain the information specified in Section 40254 and, additionally shall contain a notice to the registered owner that, unless the registered owner pays the toll evasion penalty or contests the notice within 15 days after mailing of the notice of delinquent toll evasion violation or completes and files an affidavit of nonliability which complies with Section 40263 or 40264, the renewal of the vehicle registration shall be contingent upon compliance with the notice of delinquent toll evasion violation. If the registered owner, by appearance or by mail, makes payment to the processing agency within 15 days of the mailing of the notice of delinquent toll evasion violation, the toll evasion penalty shall consist of the amount of the original penalty without any additional administrative fees or charges.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2025, is repealed.

Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 40262

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • owner: is a person having all the incidents of ownership, including the legal title of a vehicle whether or not such person lends, rents, or creates a security interest in the vehicle. See California Vehicle Code 460
  • registered owner: is a person registered by the department as the owner of a vehicle. See California Vehicle Code 505
  • toll evasion penalty: includes , but is not limited to, any late payment penalty, administrative fee, fine, assessment, and costs of collection as provided by law. See California Vehicle Code 40252
  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 969, Sec. 14. (AB 2594) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version, added by Sec.15 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 969.)